There are very few interviews I turn down, because I really dig talking to people and hanging out.

Stop thinking you have to go to big industry to have a big life, because it's not the truth.

I would hope that wherever Sheryl Crow, Paula Cole, and Fiona get played is where I'd be played. And right now that seems to be the modern Adult Contemporary market.

When I was a kid in Eugene, Oregon, there was this fantastic guitar player who went out on the tables, chairs, out in the audience and played. So I started taking my guitar in the audience. I tripped, fell backwards and ripped my pants.

My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me

You don't realize 'till you get here what a moment in history you're a part of.

If a person ever came to me as a fan and tried to go out on a date, I wouldn't. I've had enough kind of crazy experiences in that department.